Game



July 8, 1930. c. F. DoUGHl-:RTY

GAME

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July 8, 1930. c. F. DOUGHERTY GAME Filed June 5. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2all Il'lll.. n III 'l' "l .I ./l

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Patented July 8, 1930 narran? ara'ras rarer@ CORNELIUS r. DouGrrEnTY, orSACRAMENTO, clerLIiaoRrIIAV GAME Appneaaonmea aune 15, ieee. se'ril No.368,499.

ers with respect to their geographical. educay tion.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a game of theabove-mentioned character wherein a blank map of the United States isemployed', there being also provided forty-eight game pieces each ofwhich is l5 numbered on one face, the object being for each player toproperly position the selected game piece Ain its corresponding locationon the blank map.

A further object is to provide a game of 20 the above-mentionedcharacter which is sim ple in construction, inexpensive, strong anddurable and further well adapted for the purposes for which it isdesigned.

Other objects and advantages of the inven- 25 tion will become apparentfrom the following description when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

ln the accompanying drawings wherein like referenceA characters indicatecorre- 30 sponding part-s throughout the same;

Figure l is a fragmentary plan view of the blank map of the UnitedStates showing the numbers given the various States.

Figure 2 is a similar view of a reference map of the United Stateswherein each State is properly identified; vand Can Figure 3 is a detailtop plan of a few of the game pieces used in conjunction with theplaying of the game.

ln the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l designates a basethat may be constructed of cardboard, or any other suitable material andprinted or otherwise arranged on the upper face of the base is a blankmap of the United States7 there being only disclosed on the face of themap, the boundary lines of the various States. It will be observed uponreferring to Figure l that none of the States are-identified by names.

Each of the .several States .is however given a particular number andthe names of the States and their respective numbersare t printed on theface of the base at one side off:

trie map 2. This identifying indicia'i's indi-r cated generally at 3. f

Y In Figure 2,a similar basememberk 4 is shown with the map of theUnited States .ar-

ranged on the upper face thereof.V This map 5 dilfers only from the map2 in'that the names or" the several States are printed in theirrespective places and this map` maybe termed areference or guide map tobe used in the playing'of the game as will be pres-f7 ently described.

The game "further includes the provision of relatively small circulardiscs 6 which constitutey the game pieces and which'discs maybeconstructed of any suitable material. There are forty-eight ofsuchdiscs provided Vand these discs are numbered from l tov48 consecutivelyland the numbers appear only or one face ofthe discs. y n

In playing the game, the map shown'in7 Figure l is placed on the tableand the players are seated around the table. The reference map shown inF iguref2 is temporarily Vplaced out of view and the forty-eight gamepieces areplaced in the center 'of the table'V and are mixed togetherwith the numbered faces being presented downwardly' so. that the numbersare not visible and only the blank faces ofthe game pieces larepresented to view. .Play is then started and the first player kstartsdrawing from the pile. The particular game piece selected is thencomparedwith the respective numberappearing on the base l and then afterreferring to the identifying printed matter designating theparticular'State given the numbery thathas been selected by the player.Said player then attempts to place the game piece where in his opinionthat particular space selected and corresponding to the number on the"game piece picked up by the playeris located on the map 2. c

In a Vsimilar manner, the other players rsuccessively attempt to placethe game pieces i' selectedfby them in their proper positions.

i i' on themap 2 and after allk of the game pieces havelbeen placed onthe map 2, reference is then madetothe guide Vmap 5 to ascertain 4 theparticular respect'to one another.

Vvided 1n con] Whether or not theplayershave Yproperly placed the vgamepieces selected by them'` in he proper positionson the mapf2 todesignate States and their" location with unction with the playing ofthe present game whereupon a player Willfbe given a certain'numberof'points for properly placing the game pieceselected by' him in Stateff this character will tend to proj itspropergposition y on the inap 2andob`- viously a certainy number of pointsarelto be taken away fronitheplayer When the game piece is improperly placed by him on" the' 132.".'i :f'i i Vhile I have mentioned the gaine as being divided up into'fthevarious sub-divisions representing the different counties lof* the '1AAgame of I motethe study ofgeography by school chil-V v and pleasantpastime for older persons.

dren and"` in addition Willi afford amusement Vwith numbers for theindicating indicia of the several sub-divisions, 'and game pieces, eachhaving a predetermined number to correspond With the aforementionednumbers as and for the purposedescrbed '3. In a game, a map having aseries of independent subdivisions Aarranged thereon in a predeterminedmanner, said sub-divisions `being'blank7 said map beingprovided Wit-h anameand number. for each sub-division, a

vplurality of gaine pieces corresponding 1n vnumber to the sub-divlsionsof the map7 each gamepiecehaving'V a particular number arranged` onones-facethereof adapted to corjrespond With the complementary number @yassociated with the naines of the sub-divisions as and for the purposedescribed.V

' Inltestimony whereof I alii); my signature. :CORNELIUS F. DOUGHERTY.

As heretofore constructed; dissectedmaps i' :have been .cut out ,onirregular oreboun'dary lines sothatthe solving ofthe gaine 1s assistedbythe shape ofthepie'cesor sections and Vthesha'pe of Athe openings fromwhich the -pieces aretaken HoWeverg a gaine of the i i While I haveshown game vpieces that'are Aall of the'same shape and size hence it-isnot necessary. to depend on any particular shapeor boundary line tofassemble the respective ganierpieoes in' the playing of the game. 1

p the. preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood ithatfminonchangesin .the size, `shape and arrangement fof parts mayberesorted to Without departing .from the spirit of the iny Y 'WhatfIclaimis:

`plurality of sub-divisions, said .map `being {type shown inthe presentinvention employs Vventionor the'scope of the'appended claims. 50`V re 1. `Ina game, a blank map divided into a providedwvith indicatingindicia'for each sub-division,the indicating indicia notV being Vlocated o n .the respective sub-divisions, and

plurality of game pieces'havng indicating y indicia thereoncorresponding tothe indicatdivided into va plurality of independent pblank sub1-divisions. 'said map being provided with indicatingindiciavforthe respective sub- 65.divisions that do not appear ontheY respecjingindicia for the` respective subdivisions as and for the, purposedescribed. f

1 In a game of the classdescribed, a map tive sub-divisions, the mapbeing provided

